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Right after we heard from Hideki Konno that he would be open to bringing back Wart, Shigeru Miyamoto has essentially ruled out a return to the character’s original game, Super Mario Bros. 2.

Miyamoto was asked about the possibility of another title which would be much like the NES classic. Unfortunately for fans of Super Mario Bros. 2, his response wasn’t encouraging. Miyamoto basically said it’s a no without saying so directly.

It has nothing to do with technical limitations or anything of the sort. It’s really about how Takashi Tezuka would likely be in charge of the project. The issue, according to Miyamoto, is that Tezuka wasn’t involved with the original game’s development, so “he doesn’t have memories of developing it that he would draw on to re-create concepts in the New Super Mario Bros. series now, from that game in particular.”

“I think the Mario games of that type are really in the hands of Mr. Tezuka at this point. Because he didn’t work on that one in particular, that was one I worked on, he doesn’t have memories of developing it that he would draw on to re-create concepts in the New Super Mario Bros. series now, from that game in particular.”

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Once Xenoblade Chronicles was confirmed for North America, The Last Story’s localization announcement wasn’t a huge shock. What was surprising, however, was the fact that XSEED would be publishing a Nintendo game.

So, how did this unique publishing opportunity develop? Director of Publishing Ken Berry shared some of the backstory at E3 2012 last week.

Berry told Kotaku:

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Throughout the week, video games have been highlighted on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. But the event wouldn’t be complete without an appearance from Nintendo, right?

Fortunately Reggie Fils-Aime will be on hand for the show and will be bringing the Wii U along. US viewers can watch Reggie’s TV appearance at 12:35 AM tonight.

You can view a couple of Reggie’s other appearances on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon here and here.

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Castlevania: Lords of Shadow producer David Cox is a big fan of Contra and would “like to do something in that universe”. For the time being, however, Cox is focusing his efforts on the upcoming Lords of Shadow games.

He told GameSpot:

“Mercury Steam has a couple of really cool ideas that would be fantastic to work with. It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Contra, and I’d like to do something in that universe, but there are so many exciting possibilities. At the moment, all of our focus is on Lords of Shadow and trying to bring that legacy home. We want to exceed everyone’s expectation. That’s what we want to leave behind.”

The actual Contra series has been dormant for a number of years. Konami seemed to tease a new entry last year, but we haven’t heard anything since. Hopefully that project is still in development.

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The 3DS Game Card Case has been one of the most popular rewards on the North American Club Nintendo sites. So it comes as no surprise that the item is unavailable once again.

With any luck, another restock will come our way soon.

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The Spike TV Video Game Awards are back once again this year, though it’ll be branded with a slightly different name in honor of an important milestone. This year, the VGAs will be known as “VGA TEN” as the event celebrates its tenth anniversary.

Spike has already announced when the show will be taking place. As usual, it’s set for a December showing. Video game fans will be able to watch the proceedings on December 7 at 9:00 PM EDT.

More world premiers are promised. Samuel L. Jackson will be returning as the show’s host following a lengthy hiatus.

For more details about VGA TEN, head past the break.

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Yet another Nintendo-related interview has emerged. Believe it or not, it wasn’t conducted with Satoru Iwata or Reggie Fils-Aime, and the Wii U wasn’t brought up once!

Nintendo’s Hideki Konno has fielded all sorts of questions about Nintendo in general, including the possibility of seeing Super Mario Bros. 2’s Wart return and the chances of an Ice Hockey sequel with Mario characters.

You know what to do. Head past the break for Konno’s comments.

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Warren Spector is getting very serious about ultraviolence in games.

Spector is becoming increasingly aware of how the industry has been “fetishizing violence, and now in some cases actually combining it with an adolescent approach to sexuality.” This has become more noticeable in the past year.

He advises that those involved with games “have to stop loving it.”

Spector stated:

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On this week’s episode: E3 2012 overview, including coverage of Wii U and 3DS titles.

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Nintendo’s games of this generation are very, very different than the ones released back in the day – specifically the first Mario and Zelda.

Whereas you could essentially start playing the meat of the games within a couple of minutes, that’s not the case with some current releases. Kotaku, for instance, pointed out that it takes over an hour to reach the first dungeon in Zelda: Skyward Sword.

Fans may also say that some of Nintendo’s recent games have been “playing it safe”. As an example, all four New Super Mario Bros. games seem to be comparable in a number of aspects.

Shigeru Miyamoto was quizzed about some of these topics at E3 2012 last week.

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